Joseph Verner Reed Jr.

Joseph Verner Reed Jr. (December 17, 1937 – September 29, 2016) was an American banker and diplomat. He served as United States Ambassador to Morocco from 1981 to 1985, and as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1989 to 1991.

Joseph Verner Reed Jr.
Chief of Protocol of the United States
In office
1989–1991
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded bySelwa Roosevelt
Succeeded byJohn Giffen Weinmann
United States Ambassador to Morocco
In office
1981–1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byAngier Biddle Duke
Succeeded byThomas Anthony Nassif
Personal details
Born(1937-12-17)December 17, 1937
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 29, 2016(2016-09-29) (aged 78)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Marie Maude Byers
ParentsJoseph Verner Reed
Permelia Pryor
RelativesNathaniel Reed (brother)
Verner Z. Reed (grandfather)
Edward Doty (ancestor)
EducationDeerfield Academy
Alma materYale University
OccupationBanker, diplomat

Early life

Joseph Verner Reed Jr. was born on December 17, 1937 in New York City.[1][2][3][4] He was named after his father, Joseph Verner Reed (1902 - 1973).[5][4][6][7] His paternal grandfather was Verner Zevola Reed (1863-1919).[7] His mother was Permelia Pryor.[4][6] He had a brother, Nathaniel Reed.[4] He is also a descendant of Edward Doty (1599-1655), who emigrated to the United States on the Mayflower.[7]

He grew up at Denbigh Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut and Corsair in Hobe Sound, Florida.[6][7] He was educated at the Deerfield Academy, a private boarding school in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale University, a private university in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1961.[1][2][3][4][6]

Career

He started his career as Private Secretary to the President of the World Bank, Eugene "Gene" Robert Black, Sr. (1898-1992).[1][3][8] He then served as Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman of the Chase Manhattan Bank, David Rockefeller, from 1963 to 1981.[2][3][8]

In 1985, he became United States Deputy Permanent Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.[3] Two years later, in 1987, he became Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political and General Assembly Affairs.[3]

He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as United States Ambassador to Morocco from 1981 to 1985.[2][3][9] He was then appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve as the Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1989 to 1991.[3][7][8][9]

He returned to the UN, serving as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Representative for Public Affairs from 1992 to 1997.[3] From 1997 to 2004, he served as President of the Staff-Management Coordination Committee of the UN.[3] In January 2005, he was appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser.[3] He was re-appointed as such in 2009.[3] He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]

He was the recipient of the Legion of Honour.[3] He also received The Yale Medal from his alma mater, Yale University.[3]

Personal life

He married Marie Maude Byers, daughter of J. Frederic Byers (1939–1977) of Philadelphia, with whom they had two daughters, Serena (Reed) Kusserow and Electra Reed.[4][8]

Reed died at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut on September 29, 2016.[10]

References
  1. Yale University Library
  2. The American Presidency Project
  3. Official website biography Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. nndb
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/26/archives/joseph-verner-reed-patron-of-the-stage-is-dead-helped-found.html?_r=0
  6. Marie Maude Byers To Wed Joseph Verner Reed, Jr., The Palm Beach Post, July 5, 1955
  7. Elaine Sciolino, Washington at Work; Making a President's Planes, Trains (and Diplomatic Matters) Run on Time, The New York Times, October 30, 1989
  8. William Plummer, Linda Kramer, On the Eve of Another Summit, Joseph Reed Is the Man of Every Hour, People, 06/04/1990
  9. Brittany Lyte, More than 20 years later, remembering a brief walk with a giant, The Advocate, July 12, 2013
  10. Lederer, Edith M. (September 30, 2016). "Joseph Verner Reed, Jr., UN official and ex-US envoy dies". Washington Post. ABC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016. Alt URL
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